Moving on to secondary school - parent/carer questionnaire - Page 1 of 3 - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

1. Relationship to the child

(Required) Parent/Mother Parent/Father Main Carer/Special Guardian Sibling Social Worker

2. Child's secondary school:

(Required)

3. Child's previous primary school:

(Required)

if not Stockton-on-Tees primary school, please, specify

4. Your child's level of support when they moved from primary to secondary school:

(Required) EHC (Education, Health, Care) Plan SEND (Special education needs and disabilities) support Team Around Family (TAF) support Child In Our Care I have a Social Worker Neither of the above Don't know

5. Did you view the website(s) of the secondary school(s) you considered for your child? if Yes, how helpful was this?

5* - Very helpful; 4* - Somewhat helpful; 3* - Neutral; 2* - Somewhat unhelpful; 1* - Very unhelpful

(Required) 👍👍👍👍👍- very helpful 👍👍👍👍- somewhat helpful 👍👍👍- neutral 👍👍- somewhat unhelpful 👍- very unhelpful

6. What support or strategies have worked well for your child during previous transitions or changes?

(Required)

7. What information or support would help you as a parent/carer to feel better prepared for education transition?

(Required)

8. Did your child visit the secondary school prior to starting?

(Required) Yes No

9. How many visits did they go on?

(Required) 0 1 2 3 3+ Don't know

10. Was this the right number of visits for your child?

(Required) Yes No Don't know

11. How did the visits take place? (select all that apply)

(Required) Open evening/day Virtual tour Whole class visit Small group visit 1:1 visit Don't know

12. What did the visits involve? (select all that apply)

(Required) Take part in class/year discussion Take part in lessons Meet key staff members Visit different areas of the school Meet their form/tutor group Meet subject teachers Don't know

Which of these did you find most helpful? (Required)

13. What are your biggest concerns about the transition to secondary school? (select all that apply)

Making friends Managing anxiety or emotions Academic expectations Travel and transport Safety and wellbeing Changes to routine Communication needs Additional/SEND support Other (please specify)

if other please specify

14. Which of the following were you informed about to support your child's transition? (select all that apply)

(Required) School's Transition Booklet Key information (daily schedule, term dates, uniform, class timetable, canteen menus, homework, details about public transport) A list of key staff members (form tutor, SENDCO, Head of year, staff from the school admin team Details of main point of contact "Be Kind To Your Mind" enhanced transition offer Enhanced transition None of the above

Which of these did you find most helpful? (Required)

Is there anything else that you would have found helfpul? (Required)

15. Which Local Authority transition support have you accessed? (select all that apply)

(Required) Team Around Family (TAF) Transition planning multi-agency meeting Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) EHC plan annual review and transition planning School admissions support SEND Team support SEND Navigator support School Support "Be Kind To Your Mind" Transition support Family Hubs support I have not accessed any Local Authority's Support Other (please specify)

if other please specify

16. What else have you or your child found particularly helpful for their transition to secondary school?

(Required)

17. If anything was not helpful, could anything have been done differently or improved?

(Required)

18. Overall, how prepared do you feel your child was for their first day at secondary school?

5* - Very prepared; 4* - Prepared; 3* - Neither prepared or not prepared; 2* - Not prepared; 1* - Not prepared at all

(Required) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Very prepared ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Prepared ⭐️⭐️⭐️- Neither prepared nor not prepared ⭐️⭐️ - Not prepared ⭐️ - Not prepared at all

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